Philippine Senator Pushes National Budget on Blockchain

Philippine Senator Bam Aquino announced his intention to propose a bill that would lead to the country’s national budget being saved on a blockchain.

According to a Facebook post by local news publication BusinessWorld, Aquino plans to file the bill “in the next couple of weeks.” The measures would “integrate the government’s budget and transactions into a blockchain platform for better transparency.”

In a dedicated Facebook post, Aquino recounted that he talked about how technology can “strengthen accountability in governance” during…